Government of India Generates Hundreds of FLOSS Promotional Videos

“Do you know that the Government is planning to provide the next generation Aakash devices at a cost not exceeding Rs. 1,138 to the students? The details of this proposal are summarised in this letter. This letter has been sent to all Heads of Educational Institutions in India. Please ask the Head of your Institution to respond to this letter.”

Wow! Indians can play videos on many FLOSS topics in their own languages. India is bridging the Digital Divide, promoting Free Software and providing low cost IT to Indians all at once. Amazing. World, WAKE UP!

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About Robert Pogson

I am a retired teacher in Canada. I taught in the subject areas where I have worked for almost forty years: maths, physics, chemistry and computers. I love hunting, fishing, picking berries and mushrooms, too.

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.